La Huerta de Alicantepérdida de un paisaje cultural
ISSN: 2173-1276
Year of publication: 2012
Volume: 3
Issue: 27
Pages: 1-28
Type: Article
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Sustainable development goals
Abstract
Huerta de Alicante is part of the whole water landscapes that make up the historic irrigation Mediterranean floodplains. Under great development pressure and in the context of the decline of farming around the country over the last twenty years has undergone an unprecedented transformation that has led to the demise of agriculture and the degradation of a cultural landscape and heritage high value. This article analyzes the spatial structure of this place, its landscape and heritage value and examines this place itself still possesses important values to justify their preservation.